Philosophy Major, BA - Honors Legal and Political Philosophy Concentration

College Requirements

Concentration Requirements

The honors legal and political philosophy concentration requires a 3.25 overall GPA with a 3.5 GPA in philosophy coursework. It consists of 31 hours of courses numbered 200 or above. Four honors or honors-by-contract philosophy courses and additionally, one hour of PHIL 407 with a grade of B or better are required. Only 3 hours of philosophy electives may be taken at the 200-level. Apart from the one required hour of PHIL 407 , at least 6 hours must be taken at the 400-level or above. Majors are required to discuss their programs with a member of the philosophy faculty.

I. Complete A, B, and C (including four honors courses or honors-by-contract courses):

A. Complete:

PHIL 235 - Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours *
PHIL 391 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 392 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours

B. Select one course from each area:

C. Select three courses, including one course from each area:

1. Epistemology, Metaphysics, Logic

PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 365 - Philosophy of Social Science 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 370 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 371 - Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 372 - Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 373 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 375 - Philosophy of Action 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 435 - Intermediate Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 463 - Race, Science, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 464 - Feminist Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours

2. Value Foundations: Policy, Politics, Law

PHIL 345 - Bioethics 3 Credit Hours *
PHIL 346 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours *
PHIL 348 - Honors: Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 365 - Philosophy of Social Science 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 382 - Philosophy of Feminism 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 383 - Philosophy of Disability 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 390 - Philosophical Foundations of Democracy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 441 - Global Justice and Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 463 - Race, Science, and Medicine 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 464 - Feminist Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours

II. Select one additional philosophy course:

See Concentration Requirements heading for restrictions.

III. Complete one hour with a grade of B or better (no more than 1 hour may be applied toward the major):

PHIL 407 - Honors: Thesis 1-3 Credit Hours

IV. Proficiencies

Students are required to complete a 0-credit course, typically at the end of the student’s degree program.

PHIL 499 - Philosophical Proficiency 0 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirement.

Undergraduates

Graduate Students